: the hard fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton that yields tallow
Examples of suet in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHaggis is made of the liver, lungs, and heart of a sheep, beef or mutton suet, oatmeal, onion, and spices.—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023 As a result, gardeners who are providing seeds, suet and water for the birds are getting a return on their investment.—Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 1 Jan. 2021 Our suet feeders are sections of broken tree limbs (six inches in diameter) drilled with holes to be stuffed with suet, hung from a tree with another hunk of wire.—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020 In warm weather suet goes bad quickly, which is not good for birds.—oregonlive, 3 June 2022 Follow these steps to for how to clean bird feeders for seed or suet.—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2023 People enjoy watching woodpeckers going at suet blocks.—oregonlive, 3 June 2022 This can be added to tube feeders, hoppers or suet feeders.—Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2023 Today there are at least five bluebirds vying for the suet.—John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023 See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English sewet, from Anglo-French suet, siuet, from seu, su hard animal fat, from Latin sebum
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